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1972 Ice Hockey World Championships
1972 edition of the World Ice Hockey Championships
1972 edition of the World Ice Hockey Championships
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1972 |
| country | Czechoslovakia |
| dates | 7–22 April |
| num_teams | 6 |
| venues | 1 |
| cities | 1 |
| type | ih |
| winners | Czechoslovakia |
| count | 3 |
| second | USSR |
| third | Sweden |
| fourth | Finland |
| games | 30 |
| goals | 288 |
| attendance | 285564 |
| scoring_leader | URS Alexander Maltsev 22 points |
| prevseason | [1971](1971-ice-hockey-world-championships) |
| nextseason | [1973](1973-ice-hockey-world-championships) |
The 1972 Ice Hockey World Championships was the 39th edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships. The tournament was held in Prague, Czechoslovakia from 7 to 22 April 1972, and the Czechoslovakia national team won the tournament, the third time they had done so and first since 1949, ending the Soviet Union's streak of nine consecutive titles. In addition it was the Czechoslovaks' 12th European title.
For the first time, a separate tournament is held for both the World Championships and the Winter Olympics. Previously, the Olympic tournament was held in lieu of a world championships, with the winner being declared world champion for that year. It also marked the first time in international ice hockey that all goaltenders were required to wear face masks.
The American team, who had won the silver medal earlier in the year at the Olympics, failed to win the 'B' pool, losing to Poland in their final game.
World Championship Group A (Czechoslovakia)
World Championship Group B (Romania)
Played in Bucharest from 24 March to 2 April.
Poland was promoted to Group A, both Norway and France were relegated to Group C. The French team boycotted the tournament in a protest over their federation's failure to finance the team's participation in the Sapporo Olympics
World Championship Group C (Romania)
Played in Miercurea-Ciuc from 3 March to the 12th. The Chinese won their first game ever played in a World Championship.
Both Austria and Italy were promoted to Group B.
Ranking and statistics
Tournament Awards
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender: FIN Jorma Valtonen
- Best Defenceman: CSK František Pospíšil
- Best Forward: URS Alexander Maltsev
- Media All-Star Team:
- Goaltender: CSK Jiří Holeček
- Defence: CSK Oldřich Machač, CSK František Pospíšil
- Forwards: URS Valeri Kharlamov, URS Alexander Maltsev, URS Vladimir Vikulov
Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
| 6 |
|---|
European championships final standings
The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF:
| 6 |
|---|
Notes
References
References
- {{harvnb. Szemberg. Podnieks. 2007
- [http://www.passionhockey.com/hockeyarchives/mondial1972.htm France Boycotts]
- [http://www.passionhockey.com/hockeyarchives/JO1972.htm Explanation of Olympic controversy (in french)]
- [http://www.passionhockey.com/hockeyarchives/mondial1972.htm Group C]
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